Ginatilan
Municipality of Ginatilan | ||
Location of Ginatilan in the province of Cebu | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Central Visayas | |
Province : | Cebu | |
Barangays : | 14th | |
District: | 2. District of Cebu | |
PSGC : | 072225000 | |
Income class : | 5th income bracket | |
Households : | 2676 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 15,919 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 227.1 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 70.10 km² | |
Coordinates : | 9 ° 36 ' N , 123 ° 21' E | |
Postal code : | 6028 | |
Website: | http://www.ginatilan.gov.ph/ | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Ginatilan is a Filipino municipality in the province of Cebu . It has 15,919 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census). Ginatilan is a fifth income class community and is located in the southwest of the island of Cebu .
geography
It is located about 135 km southwest of Cebu City and can be reached via the coastal road via Toledo City . Their neighboring communities are Malabuyoc in the north, Samboan in the south, Boljoon and Oslob in the east. To the west is the island of Negros, from which Ginatilan is separated by the Tanon Strait .
The topography of the municipality is extremely mountainous, and is characterized by deep valleys and wide plateaus. The highest point reaches 819 meters above sea level.
Attractions
The San Gregorio Magno parish church was built in 1829 in a baroque architectural style. One of the oldest houses in the community is the ancestral house of the Jomuad family , which was built in 1700. The ancestral house of Mayor Don German Ferraren served the Spanish colonial administration as an administrative building. The tower Bantayan sa Hari was used in earlier times to identify arriving ships and thus to warn of the Moro pirates . The Old Municipal Building was built in 1917 and served as the town hall until 2000 . The Holy Trinity College was one of the first schools in the municipality and was opened 1945th The Puerta de la Marina was the old fishing port in the Spanish period. Millennium Park is the community's promenade and houses a modern lighthouse. The Municipal Auditorium is the architectural masterpiece of the community, it was built in the style of the Sydney Opera House .
The Inambacan Waterfalls are located in the Barangay Calabawan. The Ginatilan Marine Sanctuary is a marine sanctuary established to protect coral reefs and their inhabitants.
Barangays
Ginatilan is politically divided into 14 barangays .
- Anao
- Cagsing
- Calabawan
- Cambagte
- Campisong
- Cañorong
- Guiwanon
- Looc
- Malatbo
- Mangaco
- Palanas
- Poblacion
- Salamanca
- San Roque
Web links
- Ginatilan on Cebu the Philippine Bestsellers ( Memento from June 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )